Rolling Grass

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Panicum volutans J.G.Anderson
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POACEAE
Common Names
Rolgras (a), Rolling Grass (e), Tumble Weed (e), Waaigras (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/04/06
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Panicum volutans J.G.AndersonLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Panicum volutans J.G.AndersonLeast Concern Pfab and Victor (2002)
Panicum volutans J.G.AndersonInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2006. Panicum volutans J.G.Anderson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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